Miter-box.



H. D. LE SUER.

MITER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1916.

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MITER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1916.

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MITER-BOX.

Application filed September 14, 1916. Serial No. 126,095.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HERBERT D. LE SUER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Seymour, in the county of lVayne, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miter-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

the Work can be set at relatively. diderent angles.

The primary object of the invention 1s to generally improve the constructlon .of adjustable miter boxes, increasing the range of operation of the saw, and to permit the use of the box on work not ordinarily out in miter boxes, namely, curved work and other pieces having other than straight sides.

A. furtherobject is to provide a miter box which'is capable of being folded into compact relation when not in use. In connection With-this object attention is called to the fact thattheidevice is not rendered inoperative in its, folded condition, but may be used within certain limits formaking cuts, thus making the device of particular advantage when cutting space or supporting space is limited.

As a further object of my invention it is contemplated to provide a peculiar form of saw hanger by means of which the saw is supported. in contact with the work.

With the above objects in view, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention will now be fully set forth and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, Fig. 3 is a side View,

Fig. 4 is a plan vlew showingjthe device folded position, Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 3, Fig. 7' is a section on line 77 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 8 is an elevation of one of the folding sections.

"Referringmore particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a standard or pintle upon a suitable height above the base 7.

which are mounted the two box sections 2' and 3. Each one. of the sections 2 and 3 consists of a side 4 substantially forming a quadrant and having at its upper end an overturned bearing 5 and at its lower end the feet 6. Extending from the side 4 above the feet 6 is a base 7 which is also quadrant shaped having the center of the quadrant located in a bearing 8 which is journaled upon the lower end of thestandard or pintle 1. Thus, the sections 2 and 3 are supported upon the standard 1 by means of the bearings 5 and 8, and when assembled,the base of the section 2 overlies the base of the section 3 so that the two sections may be folded upon one another about the standard 1 until the walls or sides 4 stand at right angles to 7 one another. Furthermore, the walls or sides 4 are adapted to be swung into longitudinal alinement, so that their outer faces lie in the same .vertical plane.

Mounted upon the outer face of each one of the sides or walls 4 is a shelf or table9,

erative in arcuate slots 13 of quadrant length formed in the walls 4. The sides or walls 4 are graduated to mark degrees and pitches as indicated in Fig. 1 in order to provide for the arcuate adjustment of the tables 9 to various inclinations. In order to provide a suitable background for the tables 9, the

sides 4 are formed with the extension webs 14 of suflicient length to overlie the tables 9 practically to the outer extremities thereof.

Also pivoted upon the standard or pintle 1, and slidably operative over the base 7 of the section 2 is a guide bar and support 15. The guide bar 15 consists of a flattened rod which constitutes a base for a pair of guide rods 16 whose lower ends are threaded into the bar 15 and lie thence in parallel relation to one another and to the standard 1 to The upper ends of rods are coupled by means of a transverse coupling or bracket 17. Fixed upon the rods 16 is a pair of tubular brack- .ets 18 which have the inwardly extending wings 19 extending therefrom in parallel relation. Between the wings 19 and the bars 16 is pivotally supported the guide 720 which is secured to the wings 19 by means of the screws 21 upon which the guide rocks. spaced parallel plates which are oined alongtheir'upper edges by means of a tubular member 22 through which the back-of a miter saw may operate, the saw blade lying between the spaced plates-of the guide. The forward end of the guide 20 extends through the slot 23 formed vertically inthe pintle or standard 1 of such length as to permit a suitable vertical play of the guide 2O'as it rocks upon the screws 21.

The guide bar 15 has its free end extended beyond the marginal or peripheral edge ofthe base plate 7, and is provided with the depending manually operative clamp 214, the latter having a foot 25 which may be clamped against the marginal or peripheral edge of the base plate 7. The bar 15 is also recessed over the portion of the base plate 7 and carries the pointer 26 which isv adapted to register with the gradua-tions 27 formed on the base plates in order to permit the areu'ate setting of the saw V pose of cutting a molding for a roof'having a half pitch and an angle of 4 5 degrees guide. Also. mounted below the guide rods 16 below the. tables 9 areuthe adjustable collars 28 which may be set in order to limit the depth of a cut, by forming stops for the guide 18. I

In operation, the device is ordinarily set up by placingthe walls 4 of the sections 2 and 3 in alinement, so that the tables 9 appear'in the same horizontal plane in front of the sections 2 and 3, and the saw guide and the rods 16 together with the guide bar 15 extend rearward-1y from the standard 1 and the walls 4. Thus, in this invention, the cutting tables. are located upon one side ofthe device which is wholly clear of all other operative parts, so that there is no limit to the width of the wood which may be cut otherthan what may be defined by the length of the saw used. After the walls 4 have been set in alinement, if there is no angular cut, other than an ordinary miter cut to be made, the proper adjustment of thesaw is made by swinging the bar 15 over the bases 7fiuntili the saw stands at a proper angle when the clamp 24: is set to hold the parts the adjustedrelation, when the material supported upon the tables 9 maybe cut. If the out should have an angle other than the ordinary miter cut, as for the purwhere it abuts the foot of a rafter the miter box is folded to the position, of Fig. 45, then the table 9 is set to half pitch or 45 degrees and the guide bar 15 is also setto 45 degrees, when the cut maybe made with positive accuracy. When the two sections of the box are closed position", the two: tables The guide 20 consists of a pair of vature of the fellies.

9 are at right angles to one another, and when setto their horizontal position, that is, parallel with the bottom of the miter box, any ordinary miter can also be cut, but the range of the tables is considerably widenedin that more acute angles can be cut, the limit being set only by the length of the saw. Furthermore, when opened so that the tables lie beyond a straight line, the device is admirably suited for making radius cuts upon wheel fellies and other kinds of circular work, the relative positions of the tables being adapted to the cur- Aside from the advantages-arising from the increased operativeness' of the device, it should be noted that it can bematerially shortened by fold ing the sections 2 and 3 one upon the other sothat it can be readily packed, this being 7 an advantage of considerable value when it is considered that the ordinaryadjustable miter box is not capable ofbeing readilyv stored and transported in a carpenters tool chest. It should also" be 'noted'that the preed upon said standard, each of said sections 7.

consisting of a front'wall and abase, and the bases being-mounted on thefr'ont walls so that one base will slide upon the other when the walls-are broughtinto right-angular relation, tables carried by said wallsand' adapted to be brought into horizontal ali nement whenthesectionslare extended, asaw guide also mounted in said standard and means to adjust the saw guide relative to "the section in opener closed position.

I 2'. A miter box, comprising incombination, a standard, a pair "of sections mounted ILP'OHI said standard toswing therearound, each of said sections consisting of a quadrant shaped base and a front wall, the bases being-associated to slide one uponthe other when the walls are carried into right angm lar relation, a saw guide operative over the bases", means for adjusting the saw' guide relative to the base, and tables-mounted? on r the front walls and adjusted thereonQto the various-angles of the saw guide.

3. A miter boX, comprising in combination, a standard, a pair of sections mounted upon: said standard to rotate thereabout,

each of said sections having a front wall,

said walls being adapted to be brought into aline-ment, a table carried by each ofisaid walls, means for adjusting said tablesto various: vertical angles on said. front wall, and a saw guide mounted on said standard.

4. A miter box, comprising in combination a standard, a pair of sections mounted upon said standard to rotate thereabout, each of said sections having a front Wall, said walls being adapted to be brought into alinement, a table carried by each of said Walls, means for adjusting said tables to various vertical angles on said front Walls, and a saw guide mounted on said standard, said savv guide consisting of a bar having one end pivotally secured to the standard, a

pair of guide rods vertically mounted upon the guide bar and guide plates pivoted between said guide rods and extending through said standards.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

HERBERT D. LE SUER.

Witnesses:

A. B. DUDLEY, J. P. RUSSELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

. Washington, D. G. 

